Vinicius Jr is set to sign a new four-year contract with Real Madrid, which would put him at a high level with the club’s high-income earners
The striker was rewarded with a huge bonus after he just finished off the best season of his career to date, scoring 22 goals and providing 20 assists to secure Real Madrid’s La Liga title and 14th Champions League victory
Indeed, it was Vinicius who scored the only goal in the European final as Real Madrid beat Liverpool in Paris again in May
Los Blancos are right to be concerned about the possibility of a rival club stealing one of their brightest and best players, and according to Marca, Vinicius was the subject of interest from PSG, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United last season
At that time, Vinicius’ contract ran until 2024 giving hope to Europe’s most prominent clubs by persuading the 21-year-old to leave the Santiago Bernabeu
PSG were the most interested and were in constant contact with the player from November 2021 onwards as they urged him not to sign a new contract with Real Madrid
Instead, the French champions promised Vinicius a contract worth 34.3 million pounds a year if he moved to the Parc des Princes, a deal four times more profitable than the one he had just agreed, but the player rejected it and preferred to stay in Spain, according to the newspaper “Metro”. British
The three Premier League teams mentioned above have also made inquiries about the striker in the past few months but all have been rejected
Since then, the four clubs have turned their attention to targeting other strikers, with PSG notably persuading Kylian Mbappe to disdain Real Madrid and signing a new three-year contract, while Liverpool signed Darwin Nunez from Benfica
Meanwhile, Chelsea are trying to secure Ousmane Dembele in a transfer deal from Barcelona, while Manchester United are looking to sign Ajax star Anthony
